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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Monkey and the Paratha

Noah's own story at the book club in Hauz Khas Village: a monkey took a paratha from his kitchen wall every morning, a lid, a scarecrow in a cook's apron, you know what I did then, guess what the monkey did, it ate from the scarecrow's shoulder, and now one paratha goes on the wall every day.

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THE STORY

The book club upstairs in the bookshop-cafe in Hauz Khas Village, a Saturday at six in winter; Kavita ji calls Noah by name with the familiar you, Noah says the polite you to her and to Verma ji, and Verma ji says it back.

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आज बीरबल नहीं, नोआ की अपनी कहानी, पंचलाइन के साथ.aaj beer-bal na-heen, no-aa kee ap-nee ka-haa-nee, panch-laa-in ke saath.Tonight no Birbal: Noah's own story, with a punchline.
हर सुबह एक बंदर दीवार से पराठा ले जाता था.har su-bah ek ban-dar dee-vaar se pa-raa-thaa le jaa-taa thaa.Every morning a monkey took a paratha from the wall.
मैंने ढक्कन रखा, बंदर ने उठा लिया. पता है फिर क्या किया?main-ne dhak-kan ra-khaa, ban-dar ne u-thaa li-yaa. pa-taa hai phir kyaa ki-yaa?I put a lid on. The monkey lifted it. You know what I did then?
हमें बताओ, नोआ.ha-men ba-taa-o, no-aa.Tell us, Noah.
अंदाज़ा लगाइएan-daa-zaa la-gaa-i-yeguess, politely
एप्रन में एक बिजूका. अंदाज़ा लगाइए, बंदर ने क्या किया?ep-ran men ek bi-joo-kaa. an-daa-zaa la-gaa-i-ye, ban-dar ne kyaa ki-yaa?A scarecrow in an apron. Guess what the monkey did?
एप्रन खा गया!ep-ran khaa ga-yaa!Ate the apron!
कंधे पर बैठकर खाया. अब रोज़ दीवार पर एक पराठा रखता हूँ.kan-dhe par baith-kar khaa-yaa. ab roz dee-vaar par ek pa-raa-thaa rakh-taa hoon.Sitting on its shoulder, it ate. Now I put one paratha on the wall every day.